UFL headed to Omaha

The United Football League will make a “major announcement” in Omaha on Thursday, according to a press release issued by the league.

That means Omaha is one of the two expansion teams for 2010 and that either San Antonio or Salt Lake City will get the other team.

A city official told me via e-mail that the city has not heard from the UFL lately. The league’s commissioner in an interview with ESPN 1250-AM’s Jason Minnix late last month expressed reservations about placing a team in San Antonio.

The league is troubled by UTSA’s opposition to a team in San Antonio. The Roadrunners are fearful a pro team at the Alamodome would take fans and sponsorships away from their start-up football program.

UTSA begins play in 2011. The Roadrunners will play their home games at the Alamodome.